UA freshmen to compete at Junior Nationals

Friday

TUSCALOOSA | Two University of Alabama freshmen on the women's track and field team will compete June 26-27 at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

The 2009 U.S. Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships will serve as the selection meet for the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, which will be held at the Hasley Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 31-Aug. 2. The top two finishers in each event will qualify.Audra Frimpong, a native of Canfield, Ohio, is entered in the 100-meter hurdles with the first round set for 2:40 p.m. today. If Frimpong advances to the finals, she will toe the line tonight at 7.Frimpong, ranking second fastest among the 21 competitors, brings a personal best time of 13.56 into the Championships. Krystle Schade, a native of Sunrise, Fla., will be competing in the high jump at 3:50 p.m. Saturday.Schade brings the No. 1 mark of 6-0 into the Championships and will compete against nine other women. Schade cleared 6-0 at the Ole Miss Invitational earlier this season. The USATF Junior Track and Field Championships will be broadcast on ESPN on June 26, 7-9 p.m., June 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and June 28, 3-5 p.m.

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